Better than this

I said, a few days ago, that we, secular, liberal, democratic, civilized Canadians, have to have a “better” narrative that we can teach to children, teens and adults to persuade and convince them that our civil society is better than whatever else is on offer.

… I have no doubt that the Daily Mail sensationalized the story; they’re a popular, ‘down market’ tabloid, it’s what they do. I, equally, have no doubt the facts of the story are true.

This is what is being taught in some ~ not all to be sure, but some ~ mosques and schools and temples and the like in America, in Britain, in Canada, in Europe, and so on. We have to find these teachers and send them packing: back to Egypt, back to Pakistan, back to Saudi Arabia. Preaching that it is OK to abuse slaves is incitement to violence ~ both rape and slavery are acts of criminal violence ~ and it is a crime and those who preach such things should be tried, convicted and imprisoned before they are deported.

In case you think slavery isn’t a real problem, some sources (more than one) suggest that there are more than 25 million (many African) slaves in Muslim countries … it’s not just Da’esh/ISIL/ISIS.